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Vineyard 2012

May 20, 2012
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I’m a bit late writing this, but I wanted to show how much the vineyard changes in just a few […]

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A Hike to Window Rock

December 8, 2011
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Ventana is Spanish for window. Ventana Canyon is named for a large natural window through the rock high up on […]

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Winemaking

Pressing the first harvest of Barbera from my own vines

December 8, 2011
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I thought I’d add some photos of our first pressing this year. The harvest brought me about 625lbs of grapes, […]

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Barbera: Post MLF Update

October 16, 2011
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Malo-lactic fermentation has completed, and I decided to do some testing. The pH is still high, about 4.1, and the […]

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Crush 2011!

July 27, 2011
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We harvested this last weekend. The birds were causing damage and the fruit flies attacked the damaged fruit, giving sour […]

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Barbera almost ready for harvest

July 12, 2011
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Here’s some shots of the grapes from this past weekend. The sugar is about 16-18 Brix and the seeds haven’t […]

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Mandy’s Wedding

July 10, 2011
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Our daughter, Mandy, decided to have her wedding on a beach in Maui. It was very nice weather and a […]

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Maui 2011

July 10, 2011
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We went to Maui to attend out daughter’s wedding July 20, and got to see a bit of the island […]

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Veraison!

June 17, 2011
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I just noticed the first signs of purple are showing on a few clusters. This means the birds will soon […]

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Year 3 in the Vineyard

May 21, 2011
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The vines are looking good this year and I can see lots of little clusters. I have one vine that’s […]

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Hiking in the Dragoons

February 6, 2011
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My friends Pete, Jon and I took a nice little hike through a very pretty section of the Dragoon Mts. […]

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Pruning Barbera, 2011

February 6, 2011
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Pruning for year three in the backyard vineyard.

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Winter in the vineyard

December 15, 2010
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Winter is here in the desert. This means the vines have finally gone dormant and I can rest a bit. […]

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Klamath Falls, 2010

October 24, 2010
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I went back to KF to visit my mom for a few days this October. While there, I decided to take […]

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum

September 27, 2010
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Tina and I took a day and drove up to check out the Arboretum. It’s been a while since we’d […]

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